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black history

Total questions: 22

Worksheet time: 11mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
Where is the main idea most often found?
a)
In the first couple of lines of the first paragraph
b)
In the last couple of lines of the first paragraph
c)
the middle paragraph 
2.
In what year was George Washington Carver born?
a)
1999
b)
2022
c)
1864
d)
1994
3.
From what college did George Washington Carver graduate?
a)
Flomo
b)
Iowa State
c)
FAMU
d)
BCU 
4.
What is agriculture?
a)
The Science of Reading 
b)
The Science of Math 
c)
The science of farming
d)
The Science of Social Studies 
5.
here did George Washington Carver teach?
a)
Cypress
b)
Tuskegee
c)
Alabama 
d)
Atalanta 
6.
What crop had harmed the soil of many Southern farms?
a)
Potatoes 
b)
Cotton
c)
Sweet Potatoes 
d)
Peanuts 
7.
What kinds of farms did Carver’s system help?
a)
Big Farms 
b)
Small Farms 
c)
Small farms and big plantations
d)
Huge Farms 
8.
The nutrients in the soil returned thanks to Carver’s _____.
a)
Pause
b)
Switch
c)
Rain 
d)
Sun 
9.
What kind of school did Carver use to teach the farmers his methods?
a)
A house on Wheels 
b)
A truck on Wheels 
c)
A school on wheels
10.
Name one of Carver’s inventions that used peanuts.
a)
Soap, Lotion, and Body Wash 
b)
Solid , Liquid and Gas 
c)
Peanut paint, peanut candy, peanut soap
d)
Paint candy and Oatmeal
11.
Name of one of Carver’s inventions that used sweet potatoes.
a)
Milk, shampoo, a type of glue
b)
Almond Milk, Shampoo, a type of glue
c)
Coco Milk, body wash and erasers 
12.

Who is this Black musician?

a)

Aretha Franklin

b)

Ella Fitzgerald

c)

Beyonce

d)

Whitney Houston

13.

What was Ella Fitzgerald known as?

a)

The First Lady of Song

b)

The Best Singer

c)

Lady Fitzgerald of Song

d)

Ella Song

14.

What famous Black Musician is this?

a)

Stevie Wonder

b)

Ray Charles

c)

Michael Jackson

d)

Charlie Parker

15.

What style of music did Charlie Parker help make popular?

a)

Hip Hop

b)

Rap

c)

Jazz

d)

Bebop

16.

Who is the highest paid Black musician in history?

a)

Beyonce

b)

Kanye West

c)

Prince

d)

Michael Jackson

17.

Who has NOT done the superbowl halftime show?

a)

James Brown

b)

Michael Jackson

c)

Prince

d)

Beyonce

18.

What song is Aretha Franklin most popular for?

a)

What a Wonderful World

b)

Single Ladies

c)

Respect

d)

The Entertainer

19.

What instrument did Jimi Hendrix play?

a)

Acoustic Guitar

b)

Electric Guitar

c)

Trumpet

d)

Saxophone

20.

Who was one of the first rappers?

a)

Kanye West

b)

DJ Kool Herc

c)

Grandmaster Flash

d)

Chance the Rapper

21.

Which of these TWO musicians were blind?

a)

Nina Simone

b)

Stevie Wonder

c)

Alicia Keys

d)

Ray Charles

22.

What famous Black musician is this?

a)

Lauryn Hill

b)

Alicia Keys

c)

Aretha Franklin

d)

Bessie Smith